[romani] Project

Romani is the language of the Roma, Sinti, Calé
and other ethnic groups in Europe that are collectively
called "Gypsies", a term mostly used in a derogative
sense. In present day Austria several dialects of Romani
are spoken. These are documented by the
[romani] PROJECT at the
University of Graz.

Romani

Romani, Romanes, Calè and many other European population
groups who are collectively referred to by the mostly
pejorative term "Gypsies" refer to their language as Romani,
Romanes and romani čhib.
Linguistic-genetically it is a New Indo-Aryan language and
as such belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the
Indo-European languages. As an Indo-Aryan dispora language
which occurs only outside the Indian subcontinent, Romani
has been spoken in Europe since the Middle Ages and today
forms an integral part of European linguistic diversity.

The first chapter addresses the genetic and historical
aspects of Romani as indicated. Four further chapters cover
the individual linguistic structural levels: lexicon,
phonology, morphology and syntax. This is followed by a
detailed discussion of dialectology and a final presentation
of the socio-linguistic situation of Romani.